A month later in the seesaw rain and damp of February here, I'm still dreaming of the Arizona dry air from January.
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Our trip started off in Sedona and the Grand Canyon. Here's my final ode to the chalky dust of the Sedona rocks. After a warm hike at Marg's Draw and an incredible lunch at the most gluten-free friendly restaurant I've ever been (Picazzo's), we headed out for one last look around.
Our first stop was a quick walk up to the Chapel of the Holy Cross, snuggled up next to blaring orange rocks, happy in the afternoon sun bath.
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The five-minute walk up to the chapel brought us past Seuss-like cacti
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and under the shadows of the towered rocks.
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Can you believe how orange this world is?!
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As the sun was setting, Walk got his wish to stop and shoot the rocks. We headed out on Bell Rock Trail with the shadows stretching and the sun falling fast
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over Bell Rock and Castle Rock,
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warming the pinnacles across the valley where we stood.
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And then, within minutes, the orange rocks turned red and purple as the sun slid.
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After the sun had fallen past the horizon, the iridescent rocks glowed with the light they still held.
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The sun brought all the warmth down with it. Seriously, that dry cold was freezing!
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We hiked back down through the rainbows left behind and drove into our next desert adventure!
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